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Arsenal give FC Porto a 5-0 drubbing

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner atoned for a poor performance over the weekend by scoring a hat trick in a 5-0 win over FC Porto for the Gunners to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday. Read more...

 
Substitutes save England in 3-1 defeat of Egypt

WEMBLEY, England (AP) — England needed second-half goals by substitutes Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips to beat African champion Egypt 3-1 at Wembley on Wednesday. Read more...

 
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F1


OBE for Ross Brawn

Ross Brawn has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for guiding his team to last season's Formula One championship.

The 55-year-old team principal of Mercedes GP received the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday Read more...

 
Ferrari favourites for 2010

Spurred on by the enthusiastic arrival of Fernando Alonso and a disastrous 2009, Ferrari will head into the Formula One season as the championship favorite with a bit of a chip on its shoulder.

Last year, the Italian team had its worst run of results since 1993, Read more...

 
Schumacher ready to race

MADRID (AP) — After an anti-climatic championship and season of turmoil in 2009, Michael Schumacher's return has set the stage for one of the most anticipated title fights in Formula One. Read more...

 

Rugby


Lacklustre England fall to Ireland 16-20

TWICKENHAM, England (AP) — Tommy Bowe scored a late try to give Ireland a 20-16 win over England on Saturday and keep alive his country's faint hopes of retaining its Six Nations title. Read more...

 
Italy beats Scotland 16-12

ROME (AP) — Italy beat Scotland 16-12 for its first win in the Six Nations on Saturday since it beat the same side at the same Stadio Flaminio almost two years ago.

And the Azzurri ended the string of seven defeats with what was certain to be one of the tries of the tournament, Read more...

 
France beats Wales 26-20

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — France stayed unbeaten halfway through the Six Nations by holding off Wales 26-20 at Millennium Stadium on Friday.

France's third successive win — its first hat trick since Marc Lievremont took charge two years ago Read more...

 

Other


Tiger Woods appeals to sponsors

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Somber, composed — and vulnerable — Tiger Woods faced the world and said the words out loud.

"I cheated."

"I am deeply sorry."

"I understand people have questions." Read more...

 
Mens aerials: Grishin wins, Peterson lands the Hurricane for 2nd

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alexei Grishin landed two clean jumps in men's aerials Thursday to help Belarus win its first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics.

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Iran's first Winter Olympian completes slalom

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — For Marjan Kalhor, the most important thing about competing at the Winter Olympics was that she started, not where she finished.

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